In a Yorkshire Garden

Klappentext First published in 1909, this study describes the garden of plant finder Reginald J. Farrer, and its surrounding Yorkshire countryside. Zusammenfassung First published in 1909, this study describes the garden of horticulturalist and plant finder Reginald J. Farrer (1880–1920), and its surrounding Yorkshire countryside. Both informative and expressive, and written by a significant figure in garden design, it offers a wealth of anecdotal advice that remains of great interest today. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The dreadful dawn; 2. Things that happen early; 3. Among the saxifrages; 4. Round the frames; 5. Among the primulas; 6. The piz padella and the piz languard; 7. The middle of the garden; 8. Round among the rocks; 9. The old moraine; 10. The old garden; 11. The great moraine; 12. From lily-bed to terrace wall; 13. The cliff-garden; 14. Alice's garden in the wood; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Reginald John Farrer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.2011
• EAN: 9781108037228
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03722-8
• No. of pages: 366
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Landscape art & architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, Yorkshire, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Botany & plant sciences, Landscape architecture and design, Botany and plant sciences